Domaining….a thrill and addiction
I admit it…I DO HAVE a PROBLEM….I am addicted to domain names…no seriously!
It all started in 1997 while I was attending law school…I would spend countless late nights purchasing domain names…I only wish I focused more on generic domains that have direct type-in traffic…Ex. Candy.com
I was obessed on the 1800 genre; I had and still have lots of domains such 1800Accountants.com , 1800Tutors.com 1800Veterinarians.com and 1800Apartments.com….I had and lost domains like 1800Chiropractors.com, 1800Stockbrokers.com, etc.
In the begining I registered most of domains thru ValueWeb for about $76 a year….at one point I registered NYClassifieds.com and than had a two week battle with ValueWeb after someone else got the domain after I was charged and received confirmed registration….I also picked up some other fantastic domains like LazyStudents.com, InternetEsq.com, MarineSupplyStore.com and JewishRecipes.com.
In 1998 I founded Prime Visibility, a internet marketing firm specializing in search engine optimization, paid search management, social media optimization, link building, web 2.0, web analytics, etc. My domaining activities were not as aggressive in the early days of Prime Visibility as I was building a company from the ground up…three - five employees the first 2-3years….than 6-8 employees; than 20, than 30, than 40 than 60…..what a ride it’s been!!
There a period I vividly remember in 2000/2001 when new.net introduced .school and .agent extentions and the 5 of us or so at our desks are screaming things like…”I just registered Baseball.agent and Modeling.agent, Bartending.school, Flight.school, etc.
A decade later I am still at it and more passionate than ever….there has been TREMENDOUS success in the industry and I have ALWAYS been strong believer in the value of domain names….heck I wouldn’t be renewing them for over a decade if I didn’t think so!
This year I have picked up some gems such as RequestFunding.com, JerichoTurnpike.com, SuckingThumb.com and OfficialGameBall.com - looking forward to procuring some more.
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